Portrait Of A Gentleman - Venetian Master - XIXth Century In The Style Of Renassance

"Portrait of a Gentleman"
Venetian Master 
Oil painting on canvas
XIXth century period in the style of the Venetian Renaissance.
Beautiful antique lacquered box frame with gold finishes.
Canvas 60 x 75 frame 83 x 98

We know that one of the main themes of the Renaissance is the man who becomes the center of the world. Not by chance In this new cultural climate, the portrait is born as an autonomous genre, often celebrating the character represented.
This portrait of a man is the work of a valid author of the 19th century with a strong humanist culture who, taking up the message of the Renaissance, refers to the pictorial style of Titian,
The painting highlights the light on the surface of the clothes , on the face and on the hand holding the book, leaving the entire background dark, characteristic of the Venetian figurative culture of the sixteenth century.  Nothing distracts us from the portrait, not a superfluous detail, no architecture or landscape to welcome it, as is customary in Tuscan Renaissance portraiture, but only the human figure between darkness and light.

It is a work of great impact with a splendid patina of time and an ad hoc frame that highlights it perfectly.
On the wall, it is remarkably prominent and particularly suitable for displays in professional studios.
Excellent condition with minor restorations limited to dark background.